‘It seems unusual but women have been using hormones to change their bodies since they developed the birth-control pill.

‘Many women struggle to breastfeed. This is an empathy tool so a male partner could help in a really useful and supportive way.’

The ‘chestfeeding’ kit, which was Ms Springham’s final year university project, was crowned the winner of the world’s first Meaning-Centred Design Awards earlier this week.

Image shows a mock up of what the hormone kit could include. As well as containing the necessary hormones and drugs, the kit would also feature a breast pump to help stimulate the release of milk. A compression vest would also be included to mimic a breastfeeding bra

Although just a concept, the kit would involve a man taking the hormone progestin once a day as soon as his partner discovered she was pregnant, Ms Springham explained to MailOnline.

Progestin is a form of the better-known hormone progesterone and causes the production of milk-producing glands that are needed for breastfeeding.

During the last six weeks of the woman’s pregnancy, the man would then take the drug domperidone four times a day.

Domperidone, which is often prescribed to women who struggle to breastfeed, stimulates the production of prolactin.

Prolactin is the hormone that tells a woman’s body to make breast milk.

The man would then continue taking this hormone-drug cocktail for as long as he wishes to breastfeed.

At this stage, he would be capable of releasing milk if he held a baby due to the release of the hormone oxytocin, according to Ms Springham.

But a man’s nipples generally need more stimulation than a woman’s, she added.

The kit therefore comes with a pump that helps release milk and is often also used by women who struggle to breastfeed.

Ms Springham based the above drug regimen on forums where trans people reported taking similar hormones to bring on breastfeeding.

It is unclear if this breast milk production would occur if a man took the hormone-drug cocktail for less than nine months.